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AMAZON Echo Dot (3rd gen) - Smart speaker with Alexa $29.99 (4th gen $34.99) + BT smart bulb!

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Aug 16th, 2021 1:52 pm

Scote64: Deal Fanatic; Jan 21, 2018; 7831 posts; 8519 upvotes; Vancouver

Aug 16th, 2021 1:52 pm

There are weird differences between Google and Alexa. For example you can ask Alexa to "check email" to have it check your assigned GMail account, tell you how many messages there are, read the subjects and then for each one Read full message, Skip, or Reply by voice. Google can't check email at all, even its own Gmail.

And the Alexa Skills allow other companies to add certain features more easily than Google does. For example the Tidal music streaming service is not supported by Google, but it is supported by an Alexa Skill.

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Aug 16th, 2021 2:49 pm

325i: Deal Addict; Nov 7, 2003; 1365 posts; 607 upvotes; Toronto

Aug 16th, 2021 2:49 pm

We are a Alexa family here. two Firesticks + many echos and an Echo Show.

I also have Google Nest (the baby one)..... we much prefer Alexa for now even though it's a little concerning when Alexa starts doing random things in a silent room or starts singing a song while I'm hosting a virtual meeting.

Thanks for sharing OP!

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Aug 16th, 2021 2:52 pm

DougO: Deal Expert; Dec 26, 2010; 23756 posts; 8530 upvotes

Aug 16th, 2021 2:52 pm

bobbings wrote: ↑ My house is full of alexas and googles because I keep getting them free with other purchases. Every room has one or both lol

Yeah, I got those Lenovos when they went on clearance at Walmart. I only use one in my downstairs living room. I never used the camera on it. I have the Google minis and Hubs but never used many of them. They make good gifts though. Some people seem skeptical but with the Lenovos you can turn off the mike and the camera if you need absolute privacy...but then, why have them at all? Nice that I can call up the security cameras and have all of them display on the same screen. There are other programs for linking commands but I've never used them. I should look into that as there are several occasions when being able to do so would be a blessing, especially after a power failure and all the lights need to be turned off. Could do it with one command...

Aug 16th, 2021 4:23 pm

Jerico: Deal Guru; Jan 25, 2007; 12132 posts; 7316 upvotes; Paris

Aug 16th, 2021 4:23 pm

Scote64 wrote: ↑ like our local news radio station runs a Rogers ad that says "ask Alexa to contact SportsNet Trivia!", which any Echo unit in the vicinity promptly does.

Like sirens on a radio station. I am mostly google home, but Alexa does a few things Google wont. I swear googles that cant hear me respond to the f-ing television.

Aug 16th, 2021 4:50 pm

briandwlee: Sr. Member; Nov 20, 2009; 826 posts; 790 upvotes

Aug 16th, 2021 4:50 pm

Amazon chat rep offered 15% off Echo 4th Gen, and I took the offer.

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Aug 16th, 2021 4:52 pm

briandwlee: Sr. Member; Nov 20, 2009; 826 posts; 790 upvotes

Aug 16th, 2021 4:52 pm

zjwffff wrote: ↑ Hope 4th echo could be done with better price....

Chat with an Amazon rep. I got 15% off current sale price.

Aug 16th, 2021 4:56 pm

briandwlee: Sr. Member; Nov 20, 2009; 826 posts; 790 upvotes

Aug 16th, 2021 4:56 pm

MahlerMusic wrote: ↑ Prices are great but lots of companies give those out for free when you sign up for things so Kijiji is full of them. If you really want them, get them cheap there.

Also I always unplug mine when I have my super Villain meetings, otherwise it can listen to my wife nag me all day long.

Many of them are sold for less than full retail price but not that cheaper than sale price. I think it is better to buy from Amazon considering gas and my labour...

Aug 16th, 2021 5:14 pm

416native: Newbie; Jun 23, 2020; 63 posts; 12 upvotes

Aug 16th, 2021 5:14 pm

The Echo Studio is also on sale at the best buy for $199.99, not sure why Amazon.ca is not.

Aug 16th, 2021 5:23 pm

DasHip: Deal Addict; Jun 10, 2020; 1082 posts; 1119 upvotes

Aug 16th, 2021 5:23 pm

Scote64 wrote: ↑ Only by accident. The recognition of the trigger word ("Alexa") is local, and it doesn't send anything to Amazon for processing until it hears the trigger word. That can happen accidentally - in one famous case an Echo was triggered accidentally during a conversation where two people were discussing an employee, and Alexa somehow interpreted it as a command to send a voice message of their conversation to that employee. Ouch! And there's annoying deliberate triggers, like our local news radio station runs a Rogers ad that says "ask Alexa to contact SportsNet Trivia!", which any Echo unit in the vicinity promptly does.

The main privacy concern is that Amazon keeps transcripts af everything you've ever said to Alexa, and while you can erase the recordings, there's no way to erase the transcripts. "Alexa, what's the quickest-acting poison?", "Alexa what's this strange purple rash on my butt?" etc.

Reminds me.. I was watching an old episode of South Park (DVR is recoding as many as possible) and it was the Alexa/Google Home one.. lol..
Cartman sets up like 30 of them (+ Siri) in his bedroom and is like "Alexa, Simon says ask Siri to Ok Google the search results of buttmunch diarrhea to my phone" or whatever (was much better than that...). Anyways, sure enough, my Google in my living room responds as does the Alexa one room over.... :P

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Aug 16th, 2021 5:28 pm

WikkiWikki: Deal Expert; Nov 28, 2016; 22791 posts; 3306 upvotes; Out west

Aug 16th, 2021 5:28 pm

Scote64 wrote: ↑ Only by accident. The recognition of the trigger word ("Alexa") is local, and it doesn't send anything to Amazon for processing until it hears the trigger word. That can happen accidentally - in one famous case an Echo was triggered accidentally during a conversation where two people were discussing an employee, and Alexa somehow interpreted it as a command to send a voice message of their conversation to that employee. Ouch! And there's annoying deliberate triggers, like our local news radio station runs a Rogers ad that says "ask Alexa to contact SportsNet Trivia!", which any Echo unit in the vicinity promptly does.

The main privacy concern is that Amazon keeps transcripts af everything you've ever said to Alexa, and while you can erase the recordings, there's no way to erase the transcripts. "Alexa, what's the quickest-acting poison?", "Alexa what's this strange purple rash on my butt?" etc.

I changed all the wake words from Alexa to Echo. They now have Ziggy as well as a wake word.

Ive never noticed it get turned on accidently using the word Echo. with Alexa I did due to random stories on the news, the radio, etc

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Aug 16th, 2021 5:33 pm

sonyHdr12: Deal Fanatic; Dec 23, 2008; 7052 posts; 4903 upvotes; Ottawa

Aug 16th, 2021 5:33 pm

I wish it were nest.

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Aug 16th, 2021 5:39 pm

Mlj223: Deal Addict; Aug 13, 2020; 1159 posts; 3366 upvotes

Aug 16th, 2021 5:39 pm

sonyHdr12 wrote: ↑ I wish it were nest.

Thank you for contributing to the thread

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Aug 16th, 2021 5:43 pm

MahlerMusic: Sr. Member; Oct 24, 2019; 947 posts; 1760 upvotes; Edmonton

Aug 16th, 2021 5:43 pm

DasHip wrote: ↑ Reminds me.. I was watching an old episode of South Park (DVR is recoding as many as possible) and it was the Alexa/Google Home one.. lol..
Cartman sets up like 30 of them (+ Siri) in his bedroom and is like "Alexa, Simon says ask Siri to Ok Google the search results of buttmunch diarrhea to my phone" or whatever (was much better than that...). Anyways, sure enough, my Google in my living room responds as does the Alexa one room over.... :P

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Aug 16th, 2021 5:59 pm

chandans: Deal Addict; Sep 8, 2008; 1692 posts; 360 upvotes

Aug 16th, 2021 5:59 pm

Can you hook up a dot or echo to a receiver on AUX? I have a receiver tthat doesn’t have anything hooked up to it. But would love a dot hooked up so I can power up the receiver and ask Alexa to play music when I want.

Aug 16th, 2021 6:08 pm

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Aug 16th, 2021 6:08 pm

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Aug 16th, 2021 6:44 pm

GordonGartrelle: Sr. Member; Apr 26, 2019; 561 posts; 727 upvotes

Aug 16th, 2021 6:44 pm

chandans wrote: ↑ Can you hook up a dot or echo to a receiver on AUX? I have a receiver tthat doesn’t have anything hooked up to it. But would love a dot hooked up so I can power up the receiver and ask Alexa to play music when I want.

You sure can, I have two that are set up this way - Alexa listens to your commands and then plays audio through the speakers connected to your receiver.

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Aug 16th, 2021 7:54 pm

dairymandip: Deal Addict; Dec 8, 2006; 1704 posts; 829 upvotes

Aug 16th, 2021 7:54 pm

KravenHead wrote: ↑ How did you pull that off?
I once linked the Firestick to the Echo... never thought it be possible to link 2 dots to one source.

Connect your Fire TV and Echo to the same network through one Amazon account
In the Alexa app, tap Devices and then the '+' icon.
Select Combine speakers from the pop-up.
Tap Home cinema on the next screen.
Pick your Fire TV device and tap Next to name your Home Theatre system.
Select the Echo speakers you would like to use in your setup.
Follow the on-screen instructions

My cheap home theatre in my bedroom

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Aug 16th, 2021 9:06 pm

midget_man: Deal Fanatic; Nov 19, 2003; 5288 posts; 2999 upvotes; A Place to Stand

Aug 16th, 2021 9:06 pm

Cannot understand the downvotes, these things are awesome. Way prefer these over the Google ecosystem of which I have several. Great sound, great features (relatively of course). Thanks OP, bought 2 more.

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Aug 17th, 2021 3:00 am

pachimari04: Newbie; Oct 7, 2018; 75 posts; 61 upvotes

Aug 17th, 2021 3:00 am

is it possible for the echo to work with chromecast? our tv is a chromecast enabled smarttv and ahve been using nest for a while but i've been thinking of switching over to the echo for tighter integration with ring

ie: it's been nice to say "ok google play x on the tv"

Aug 17th, 2021 7:27 am

sonyHdr12: Deal Fanatic; Dec 23, 2008; 7052 posts; 4903 upvotes; Ottawa

Aug 17th, 2021 7:27 am

pachimari04 wrote: ↑ is it possible for the echo to work with chromecast? our tv is a chromecast enabled smarttv and ahve been using nest for a while but i've been thinking of switching over to the echo for tighter integration with ring

ie: it's been nice to say "ok google play x on the tv"

When you go nest, always nest, switch ring with nest hello.

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